
in their own lives of the truths they
preach to others. They should be examples
to the people in their eating, in their drink-
ing, and in their chaste conversation and
deportment."—Testimonies, Vol. 3, pp.
490, 491.
2.
What solemn sense of obligation
should deter Christians from sensual
indulgences? 1 Cor. 6:19, 20; 3:16, 17.
NorE.---"If all who profess to be follow-
ers of Christ were truly sanctified, their
means, instead of being spent for needless
and even hurtful indulgences, would be
turned into the Lord's treasury, and Chris-
tians would set an example of temperance,
self-denial, and self-sacrifice. Then they
would be the light of the world."—The
Great Controversy,
page 475.
"He who remains in willing ignorance
of the laws of his physical being and who
violates them through ignorance is sinning
against
God."—Christ's Object Lessons,
page 348.
3.
What is the fundamental prin-
ciple in self-mastery, and how did
Paul exercise it? 1 Cor. 9:25-27.
NOTE.—"As our first parents lost Eden
through the indulgence of appetite, our
only hope of regaining Eden is through the
firm denial of appetite and passion. Ab-
stemiousness in diet and control of all the
passions will preserve the intellect and
give mental and moral vigor, enabling men
to bring all their propensities under the
control of the higher powers and to discern
between right and wrong, the sacred and
the
common."—Testimonies,
Vol. 3, p. 491.
4.
What spiritual objective should
inspire moderation and self-control
in all things? 1 Cor. 10:31; Col. 3:23.
NOTE.—"To have firm religious prin-
ciples is an inestimable treasure. It is the
purest, highest, and most elevated in-
fluence mortals can possess.' Such have
an anchor. Every act is well considered,
lest its effect be injurious to another and
lead away from Christ. The constant in-
quiry of the mind is: Lord, how shall I
best serve Thee, and glorify Thy name in
the earth
?"—Testimonies,
Vol. 2, p. 129.
5.
What social evils result from the
intemperance of rulers and legisla-
tors? Prov. 31:4, 5.
NOTE.—"Oh, how often has the life of
the innocent been sacrificed through the
intemperance of those who should have
been guardians of justice! . . Those who
have jurisdiction over the lives of their
fellowmen should be held guilty of a
crime when they yield to intemperance.
All who execute the laws should be law
keepers. They should be men of self-con-
trol. They need to have full command of
their physical, mental, and moral powers,
that they may possess vigor of intellect,
and a high sense of justice."—The
Desire
of Ages,
page 222.
Daniel's Example and
Belshazzar's Feast
6.
When offered the king's dainties,
what resolve did Daniel make and
what did he propose? What was the
result? Dan. 1:8, 12, 15.
NOTE.—"Daniel and his associates had
been trained by their parents to habits of
strict temperance. They had been taught
that God would hold them accountable
for their capabilities, and that they must
never dwarf or enfeeble their powers. This
education was to Daniel and his compan-
ions the means of their preservation amidst
the demoralizing influences of the court of
Babylon."—Prophets and Kings,
page 482.
7.
What abandoned conduct
brought God's displeasure upon Bel-
shazzar? Dan. 5:1-4.
NOTE.—"With reason dethroned through
shameless intoxication, and with lower im-